Introducing a Member - Vol 3

This month we would like you to meet Elaine and her amazing pack :)
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Name: Elaine Sherwin
Member since : February 2013
No of dogs : 9 (soon to be 10) 

From the oldest to youngest:

Gadget: boy: age 12: Border Collie
Finlay: boy: age 9: Pointer (English) 
Tickle: Boy: age 8: Border Collie
Bean: Boy: age 6: Miniature Poodle
Gavin: Boy: age 5: Pointer (English)
Elmo : Boy: age 4: Miniature Poodle
Kiss: Girlie: age 4: Border Collie
Daphne: Girlie: age 2: Pointer (English)
Goose: Boy: age 1: Pointer (English) 
Arriving next week is : 
Uma:Girlie: age 15 weeks: Greyster 

Occupation: Self employed Dog Groomer
Lives in :Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Dog Sports participated in: Canicross, Agility & Bikejor 

Q1. How did I start in the sport:
​    I had been looking for a way to get into running & Gavin always pulled when he was       on a lead so I decided to start running with him!

Q2. First dog I raced:
​     Gavin

Q3. How I came to own my dogs:
     I have always loved Pointers as a breed, I love how they look, their athleticism,  
     trainability & amazing temperament! I met my husband through the dogs & he loves
     Collies as a breed ! Whilst doing agility I also came to love how cheeky Min Poodles
     are & vowed to have one in the family..... A couple of years later Bean joined us &
     blew us away with his big dog attitude!! 

Q4. Interesting fact about my dogs:
     When they all participated in an intelligence test Gavin came out on top, followed by
     Tickle & Bean whereas Kiss & Elmo came out bottom!!!  

Q5. Interesting fact about myself:
     I spent my teenage years touring round the country playing in tennis tournaments 

Q6. Biggest achievement in a race:
     This has to be winning gold with Daphne in France at the ECF European
     Championships in 2014 (master ladies canicross) 

Q7. Dogs favourite treats:
     Tripe sticks 

Q8. Favourite song:
     Love lifts us up (from my favourite film) 

Q9. Favourite film:
     An Officer & A Gentleman  

Q10. Favourite cake :
​     Coffee cake